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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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